Hair protection cap



June 27, 1967 M CARMQNY ET AL 3,327,720

HAIR PROTECTI ON CAP Filed Feb. '7, 1966 IN VENTORS M4Cl .4. Caz/wavy I)? 400 619E404! irroxwers United States Patent Office 3,327,729 Patented June 27, 1967 3,327,720 HAIR PROTECTION CAP Maccie L. Carmony, Rte. 4, Box 404, Wayzata, Minn. 55391, and Ina Lou Carlon, 6126 W. Lake St., St. Louis Park, Minn. 55416 Filed Feb. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 525,584 5 Claims. (Cl. 13249) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to the cap that can be placed over a ladys hairdo for protecting the hairdo during sleeping hours and which is made of a tubular form of light net porous material and has an inner liner shorter than the outer covering made of a high friction material such as a foam. The cap is made to tightly grip the head just below the hairdo and the foam lining is loosely disposed inside the porous outer covering so that it will conform to the hairdo, and adhere to the hair-do and will cause the hairdo to remain in place. The foam is attached to the outer covering along one upright seam and around the; bottom periphery of the device only. An adjustment device is provided for changing the size of the outer covering by sliding a ring up and down near the top of the outer covering.

The present invention has relation to caps and more particularly to a cap which can be placed over the head to protect a hairdo of the wearer, primarily when the wearer is sleeping.

There are a great many different types of caps or hoods for the protection of hairdos on the market. Protection of the hairdo is important particularly where there are large boulfant hairdos, 'upsweeps and similar hairdos that cost a good deal of money to have prepared and which are easily disarrayed when the person is sleeping. Because of the large variety of sizes and shapes of hairdos, many of the caps presently on the market are greatly limited because they do not easily accommodate these changes in sizes and shapes. Many individuals will constantly change hairdos within short intervals and therefore if any type of a protective cap is to be of service, the cap has to be adjustable to accommodate the different styles.

Not only that, the cap must have some ability to cling to the hair and not slide about. If the cap slides, then the hair will become disarrayed even though the cap is in place.

Another feature that is desirable is to have good ventilation so that the cap does not cause the head to become overly warm. This causes discomfort and higher temperatures and perspiration also can promote damage to the hairdo.

Therefore, it is .an object of the present invention to present a cap for covering hairdos which is adjustable to fit many different sizes and shapes of hairdos.

It is another object of the present invention to present a cap which is cool to wear, and very easy to put on and take off.

It is a still further object of the present invention to present a cap for covering hairdos which is lined with material that will adhere to the outer layer of hair and not slip about to cause the hair to become disarrayed.

Other objects are those inherent in the specification and will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the drawings,

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a cap made according to the present invention shown in place on a wearer;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken as on line 22 in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the upper portion of the cap showing the adjustable device utilized therewith.

Referring to the drawings and the numerals of reference thereon, a hair covering cap illustrated generally at 10 is placed over the coiffure or hairdo of a woman 11. As the cap usually has its greatest use with bouffant hairdos which are easily crushed or disarrayed. It will work, of course with all hairdos. The cap is comprised of a wide band 12 of light open material, for example a light nylon net or other net. The width of the band extends in a vertical direction, in other words, from adjacent a lower hem edge 13 to an upper edge 14. An inner thin band of foam 15 is placed adjacent the lower portions of the net band 12. The foam band and the net band are then stitched together along 'a vertical line or seam 17 to form them into a substantially circular section outer shell or sleeve which is of relatively large size. A length of elastic 16 is stitched adjacent the bottom edge of the band. The stitching passes through the foam and the net. The elastic is, of course, sewed to the net and foam so that the elastic has to be stretched somewhat to be placed onto the head of the wearer. The net and foam form soft folds around the hair. The lower edge is puckered up or ruified by the elastic.

As shown, the foam is thin plastic foam, for example foamed polyurethane which is very soft, very light in weight, and which adheres to the human hair. In other words, there is a good deal of friction between the foam and the hair so that once the foam is contacting the hair it does not tend to move from those particular hairs it is contacting. Also, the foam tends to adhere to the forehead where it contacts the head.

The band 15 of foam .is provided with a plurality of openings 20. The openings 20 are for sufficient ventilation into the cap. As stated previously the outer net is very porous and light and air will freely pass through this net. The openings 20 in the foam keep' the interior of the cap cool when it is placed on the head.

The upper edge of the foam band is not sewed to the outer covering 12 but is free to move with respect to the net. This permits the foam to adhere to the hair while the net can shift if necessary.

The upper edge portions of the net, (as shown, the foam extends up less than one-half the width of the net band) are gathered or folded together and a small ring 21 is slipped over the folded net to hold the net together. The ring is small enough so that there is friction between the net and the ring. The ring can be slid up and down along the net and will remain in place Where it is left. This permits the overall size of the cap to be adjusted to accommodate larger hairdos, as shown in dotted lines at 22 merely by pulling the ring upwardly toward the upper edge 14 of the net. For smaller hairdos, in order to make the cap fit properly against the hairdo without crushing it and still prevent the hairdo from shifting, the ring can he slipped downwardly.

For a long time, women that have worn bouifant or large bubble hairdos have protected these hairdos during sleeping hours by wrapping the hair with ordinary toilet tissue. The tissue would stick to the hairdo and prevent the hairdo from shifting during sleep and thus becoming disarrayed and destroyed. Actually, the foam band 15 accomplishes this same purpose and does adhere firmly to the hair it contacts. However the trouble with wrapping it with long strips of paper is eliminated and the cap can very easily be placed over the hairdo merely by expanding the elastic band 16, slipping it over the hair and then adjusting the ring 21 to fit the upper portions of the hairdo. The cap will be cool, it is soft and comfortable and will stay in place because of the high friction between the foam band 15 and the hair. The cap is also very lightweight and relatively simple to make. The holes 20 are provided and are suflicient in number to insure that there is adequate air flow through the hairdo to prevent the cap from becoming too warm as well as insuring that damp hair will dry with the cap in place.

The outer shell can be eyelet, lace, chitfon or other porous material in place of net. Also, the ring, which is disclosed as a small plastic ring, could be replaced with a rubber band.

The elastic at the bottom should be relatively soft so there is no tendency to crush the hair. Further, the shell should have a large enough diameter to slip easily over the hairdo to be protected without crushing.

What is claimed is:

1. A cap for covering the hairdo of a person comprising a shell of lightweight net material having a lower edge and an upper edges and having a height adapted to extend from a wearers hairline a substantial distance above a wearers head, a foam lining band substantially around the interior periphery of the shell, said foam lining band having a height which extends a substantial distance upwardly from the lower edge of the shell and which is adapted to surround a wearers head from the hairline to an upper portion of the head when the cap is in place on a wearer, said foam lining band being attached to the shell adjacent the lower edge of the shell and being unattached to the shell for substantial portions thereof adjacent the top of the lining band to permit movement of the unattached portions of the band with respect to the shell, means adjacent the lower edge of the shell to resiliently hold the lower portions of the outer shell and foam lining hand against the head of a wearer, and adjustable means 4 at the upper portions of said shell to change the overall height thereof.

2. The combinations as specified in claim 1 wherein said adjustable means is a ring slidably mounted over the upper portion of the shell to retain it in its folded state.

3. The combination as specified in claim 1 wherein said foam band is stitched to said shell adjacent to the lower edge thereof and along one uprightly extending seam only.

4. The combination as specified in claim 1 wherein said foam band is provided with a plurality of openings therethrough to permit air entry to the interior of the cap.

5. The combination as specified in claim 3 wherein said foam lining band extends for a height less than one-half the total height between the lower edge of the shell and the upper edge of the shell.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,503,287 7/ 1924 Pizzutielle 2-209.7 X 2,721,329 10/1955 Berg 2197 2,769,308 11/ 1956 Krasno 2200 X 2,825,328 3/1958 Olsen 2209.3 2,832,077 4/1958 McGinnis 2l71 3,019,444 2/1962 Pollack et al. 268 3,084,446 4/ 1963 Freedman et al 2-204 X FOREIGN PATENTS 513,032 5/1955 Canada. 848,628 9/ 1960 Great Britain.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A CAP FOR COVERING THE HAIRDO OF A PERSON COMPRISING A SHELL OF LIGHTWEIGHT NET MATERIAL HAVING A LOWER EDGE AND AN UPPER EDGES AND HAVING A HEIGHT ADAPTED TO EXTEND FROM A WEARER''S HAIRLINE A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE A WEARER''S HEAD, A FOAM LINING BAND SUBSTANTIALLY AROUND THE INTERIOR PERIPHERY OF THE SHELL, SAID FOAM LINING BAND HAVING A HEIGHT WHICH EXTENDS A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE UPWARDLY FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SHELL AND WHICH IS ADAPTED TO SURROUND A WEARER''S HEAD FROM THE HAIRLINE TO AN UPPER PORTION OF THE HEAD WHEN THE CAP IS IN PLACE ON A WEARER''S SAID FOAM LINING BAND BEING ATTACHED TO THE SHELL ADJACENT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SHELL AND BEING UNATTACHED TO THE SHELL FOR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS THEREOF ADJACENT THE TOP OF THE LINING BAND TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF THE UNATTACHED PORTIONS OF THE BAND WITH RESPECT TO THE SHELL, MEANS ADJACENT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE SHELL TO RESILIENTLY HOLD THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE OUTER SHELL AND FOAM LINING BAND AGAINST THE HEAD OF A WEARER, AND ADJUSTABLE MEANS AT THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID SHELL TO CHANGE THE OVERALL HEIGHT THEREOF. 